| emphasis | (noun) intensity or forcefulness of expression | Synonyms: vehemence |
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| (noun) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | Synonyms: accent, stress |
| (noun) special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. | - |
| (noun) special importance or significance | Synonyms: accent |
| emphasise | (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress |
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| (verb) give extra weight to (a communication) | Synonyms: emphasize, underline, underscore |
| emphasised | (adjective) spoken with emphasis | Synonyms: emphasized, emphatic |
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| emphasize | (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress |
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| (verb) give extra weight to (a communication) | Synonyms: emphasise, underline, underscore |
| emphasized | (adjective) spoken with emphasis | Synonyms: emphasised, emphatic |
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| emphasizing | (noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something | Synonyms: accenting, accentuation |
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| emphatic | (adjective) forceful and definite in expression or action | Synonyms: forceful |
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| (adjective) sudden and strong | Synonyms: exclamatory |
| (adjective) spoken with emphasis | Synonyms: emphasised, emphasized |
| emphatically | (adverb) without question and beyond doubt | Synonyms: by all odds, decidedly, definitely, in spades, unquestionably |
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| emphysema | (noun) an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Synonyms: pulmonary emphysema |
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| emphysematous | (adjective) relating to or resembling or being emphysema | - |
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